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HCMS were invited to provider an operator’s perspective on information generated by other outside agencies on trading and values. Over an intensive 4 week period information on over a hundred services was reviewed and discussed and the output taken to a roll-up meeting at the client’s overseas offices. Whilst the generation of information from […]

Healthcare Solutions (HCMS) was invited by a major national insolvency firm to tender for the Management in Administration of 11 care homes with a wide geographical spread. The group had been struggling financially for some time and as a consequence the homes were suffering from irregular supplies, under-investment in the fabric of the buildings, poor […]

A partner at a major national insolvency practice was appointed Administrator to various small care homes in the South of England. It was felt that, although on the face of it there were no major causes for concern, both he and the bank would be reassured by an audit carried out by HCMS. With […]

HCMS were contacted by a care home owner unsure of how to resolve problems with the Regulator (CQC) and commissioners following a series of mishandled Safeguarding cases. The owners saw the home as an investment and had no practical experience of care home operation. They had relied heavily upon their long serving Registered Manager to […]

In late 2013, HCMS was retained to carry out a high-level risk review of 157 care homes for a major national operator who wanted an independent and objective review across their portfolio. This represented 50% of the operator’s care-homes across all three national regulatory areas. HCMS’ review programme resulted in the fieldwork for all 157 […]

January 2014 saw HCMS undertake a review of seven specialist care services operated by a major UK Charity as part of its group operations. The Board, who were considering the group’s long-term strategic direction and future development opportunities, needed an independent and objective report on how effectively the Charity was leading and operating its care […]

On the instruction of a major bank Healthcare Solutions (HCMS) were instructed to carry out an appraisal of a 12 home group. The brief was to determine whether management had the capability to turn around a business that had been unable to meet it’s financial obligations, and that was under creditor pressure from suppliers and […]